Michael Caputo: No Way Podesta, Wasserman Weren’t Lying on Trump Dossier Funds

>> Trace thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Michael Caputo wrote a ░░░░░░░░ back in April of ░░░░░░░░ raising questions about the ░░░░░░░░ one deal and the ░░░░░░░░ and a former DNC ░░░░░░░░ who worked on the ░░░░░░░░ campaign join me to ░░░░░░░░ through the latest Michael ░░░░░░░░ reaction to the news ░░░░░░░░ the Washington freebee condition ░░░░░░░░ participated for some of ░░░░░░░░ opposition research against GOP ░░░░░░░░ and the dates on ░░░░░░░░ were from fall of ░░░░░░░░ through spinning of 2016 ░░░░░░░░ m kind of shocked ░░░░░░░░ Frankly that just means ░░░░░░░░ return calls to the ░░░░░░░░ freebee condition will go ░░░░░░░░ from here forward I ░░░░░░░░ that seems really out ░░░░░░░░ character for a Washington ░░░░░░░░ organization But you know ░░░░░░░░ re looking at a ░░░░░░░░ different product that was ░░░░░░░░ together after the Washington ░░░░░░░░ condition gave up the ░░░░░░░░ and handed it off ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton campaign and ░░░░░░░░ Democratic National Committee It ░░░░░░░░ only then actually weeks ░░░░░░░░ they starting funding is ░░░░░░░░ Democrats had Fusion GPS ░░░░░░░░ a British spy who ░░░░░░░░ to Russian spice who ░░░░░░░░ the British spy Russian ░░░░░░░░ information to give back ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton campaign and ░░░░░░░░ DNC That smells a ░░░░░░░░ like collusion to me ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ there s been a ░░░░░░░░ of speculation about who ░░░░░░░░ the GOP side paid ░░░░░░░░ the early stages of ░░░░░░░░ opposition research Remember obviously ░░░░░░░░ we ve all claimed ░░░░░░░░ campaigns do opposition research ░░░░░░░░ or not there was ░░░░░░░░ connection to any of ░░░░░░░░ other candidates or any ░░░░░░░░ their campaigns we don ░░░░░░░░ know yet We watched ░░░░░░░░ the money was funneled ░░░░░░░░ on the DNC side ░░░░░░░░ Clinton side through mark ░░░░░░░░ the attorney We don ░░░░░░░░ know what the case ░░░░░░░░ in terms of who ░░░░░░░░ generating who was the ░░░░░░░░ and whether or not ░░░░░░░░ was just the Washington ░░░░░░░░ condition and who they ░░░░░░░░ looking for and whether ░░░░░░░░ not they only used ░░░░░░░░ of the domestic auspices ░░░░░░░░ Fusion GPS to get ░░░░░░░░ opposition research Sack what ░░░░░░░░ in the game after ░░░░░░░░ was the sort of ░░░░░░░░ of knowledge and bringing ░░░░░░░░ board Michael steal who ░░░░░░░░ British and who had ░░░░░░░░ to the Kremlin Well ░░░░░░░░ mean look whether it ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans who paid ░░░░░░░░ the dossier whether it ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats who paid ░░░░░░░░ the dossier or whether ░░░░░░░░ was big bird who ░░░░░░░░ for the dossier what ░░░░░░░░ is the consent of ░░░░░░░░ dossier and the leads ░░░░░░░░ which reporters and investigators ░░░░░░░░ able to follow or ░░░░░░░░ That s simply what ░░░░░░░░ is It is a ░░░░░░░░ for investigators to be ░░░░░░░░ to follow Some of ░░░░░░░░ may be rumor some ░░░░░░░░ it may be true ░░░░░░░░ is not correct to ░░░░░░░░ that large swaths of ░░░░░░░░ have been discredited Large ░░░░░░░░ have not been verified ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ s completely worthless Underlying ░░░░░░░░ of the dossier is ░░░░░░░░ the Russians helped Donald ░░░░░░░░ get elected Which is ░░░░░░░░ what Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ director has said Michael ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ of all we don ░░░░░░░░ know that there was ░░░░░░░░ Republican at the nexus ░░░░░░░░ this research Steve cishek ░░░░░░░░ ve only heard that ░░░░░░░░ leaks for organizations like ░░░░░░░░ People talk about it ░░░░░░░░ it s a truism ░░░░░░░░ don t I first ░░░░░░░░ getting calls from reporters ░░░░░░░░ this dossier in may ░░░░░░░░ 2016 which apparently is ░░░░░░░░ month after the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ it over So from ░░░░░░░░ perspective we re looking ░░░░░░░░ a document that also ░░░░░░░░ precipitated a legal complaint ░░░░░░░░ a watchdog group that ░░░░░░░░ was funded and hidden ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton campaign and ░░░░░░░░ DNC So this is ░░░░░░░░ the innocent piece of ░░░░░░░░ that you re trying ░░░░░░░░ say there sir There ░░░░░░░░ a lot more to ░░░░░░░░ We need hearings to ░░░░░░░░ out what really went ░░░░░░░░ One of the other ░░░░░░░░ questions is the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the why it is ░░░░░░░░ there s been some ░░░░░░░░ of effort in some ░░░░░░░░ to protect Fusion GPS ░░░░░░░░ pled the fifth when ░░░░░░░░ went before Congress Congress ░░░░░░░░ to know why they ░░░░░░░░ t get their hands ░░░░░░░░ the information they asked ░░░░░░░░ they have a deadline ░░░░░░░░ Monday morning by which ░░░░░░░░ want to see the ░░░░░░░░ of clients that they ░░░░░░░░ for through the bank ░░░░░░░░ of Fusion GPS Zak ░░░░░░░░ understand what you re ░░░░░░░░ getting at about whether ░░░░░░░░ not it s been ░░░░░░░░ But I guess a ░░░░░░░░ of people want to ░░░░░░░░ whether or not there ░░░░░░░░ a concerted effort on ░░░░░░░░ part of Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ some involvement by the ░░░░░░░░ potentially to find dirt ░░░░░░░░ this candidate and to ░░░░░░░░ the United States election ░░░░░░░░ that way The purpose ░░░░░░░░ Fusion GPS was to ░░░░░░░░ the collusion by the ░░░░░░░░ campaign and the Russian ░░░░░░░░ That was the purpose ░░░░░░░░ it It was not ░░░░░░░░ find dirt on Donald ░░░░░░░░ It was to expose ░░░░░░░░ collusion between the campaign ░░░░░░░░ the Russian government That ░░░░░░░░ not collusion with the ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ pretty outrageous to suggest ░░░░░░░░ the FBI is doing ░░░░░░░░ untoward What they are ░░░░░░░░ are following leads Of ░░░░░░░░ they re gonna protect ░░░░░░░░ sources and their leads ░░░░░░░░ not allow partisan Republican ░░░░░░░░ can hakz to get ░░░░░░░░ the way of their ░░░░░░░░ Maybe the dossier is ░░░░░░░░ true maybe it is ░░░░░░░░ there are a bunch ░░░░░░░░ leads brought by sources ░░░░░░░░ may have knowledge of ░░░░░░░░ So it makes sense ░░░░░░░░ Yeah but if the ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ on this if it ░░░░░░░░ out that that dossier ░░░░░░░░ used as a substance ░░░░░░░░ the investigation that was ░░░░░░░░ unmasking that was done ░░░░░░░░ members of the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ team it raises the ░░░░░░░░ of questions that I ░░░░░░░░ up whether or not ░░░░░░░░ was a concerted effort ░░░░░░░░ the part of these ░░░░░░░░ to find a way ░░░░░░░░ undermine the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ CAPUTO No question In ░░░░░░░░ I ve been informed ░░░░░░░░ sources close to the ░░░░░░░░ community that I myself ░░░░░░░░ unmasked because of this ░░░░░░░░ I ve been told ░░░░░░░░ s not just 100 ░░░░░░░░ associates or hundreds it ░░░░░░░░ over 1000 that were ░░░░░░░░ a lot of it ░░░░░░░░ to the claims that ░░░░░░░░ made in this dossier ░░░░░░░░ know some of the ░░░░░░░░ who were used as ░░░░░░░░ in this dossier It ░░░░░░░░ a caricature of intelligence ░░░░░░░░ or another this cartoon ░░░░░░░░ been driving investigation into ░░░░░░░░ like me and my ░░░░░░░░ and the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States This is ░░░░░░░░ travesty By the way ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the campaign ░░░░░░░░ the chairman of the ░░░░░░░░ most definitely knew about ░░░░░░░░ and there is no ░░░░░░░░ they weren t lying ░░░░░░░░ they said they didn ░░░░░░░░ If you were getting ░░░░░░░░ or being looked at ░░░░░░░░ the FBI maybe you ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be having ░░░░░░░░ weird conversations with potential ░░░░░░░░ Maybe your people shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be breaking the law ░░░░░░░░ is a guy who ░░░░░░░░ to work for Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ Laughter This is coming ░░░░░░░░ on you people This ░░░░░░░░ all a bogus investigation ░░░░░░░░ s time for thank ░░░░░░░░ guys to lawyer up ░░░░░░░░ are a Russian stooge ░░░░░░░░ used to work for ░░░░░░░░ Putin and it is ░░░░░░░░ back Michael respond to ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry Listen ░░░░░░░░ sit here and call ░░░░░░░░ a Russian stooge I ░░░░░░░░ in the American military ░░░░░░░░ served my country I ░░░░░░░░ tired of accusations I ░░░░░░░░ worked for Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ people on the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ are so confused by ░░░░░░░░ talking points that you ░░░░░░░░ lie through your teeth ░░░░░░░░ accuse me of working ░░░░░░░░ Putin on national television ░░░░░░░░ better get a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ Hold on one second ░░░░░░░░ Hold that thought I ░░░░░░░░ a statement here from ░░░░░░░░ Washington freebee condition We ░░░░░░░░ to read some of ░░░░░░░░ It s rather long ░░░░░░░░ s see what we ░░░░░░░░ share with you and ░░░░░░░░ the important parts in ░░░░░░░░ are Since the launch ░░░░░░░░ February 2012 the Washington ░░░░░░░░ condition has conducted research ░░░░░░░░ that capacity during the ░░░░░░░░ election cycle we retained ░░░░░░░░ GPS to provide research ░░░░░░░░ multiple candidates just as ░░░░░░░░ retained other firms to ░░░░░░░░ us research the Hillary ░░░░░░░░ Based on public sources ░░░░░░░░ none of the work ░░░░░░░░ that the freebee condition ░░░░░░░░ was in the steel ░░░░░░░░ The free beacon had ░░░░░░░░ knowledge of nor connection ░░░░░░░░ the dossier didn t ░░░░░░░░ for the dossier and ░░░░░░░░ provided for any work ░░░░░░░░ by Christopher Steele Nor ░░░░░░░░ we have any knowledge ░░░░░░░░ Fusion GPS and the ░░░░░░░░ Mcdowell Ivanka Kushner national ░░░░░░░░ and the Clinton exam ░░░░░░░░ Representatives offered to answer ░░░░░░░░ questions we can in ░░░░░░░░ ongoing lobe But to ░░░░░░░░ clear we the stand ░░░░░░░░ our reporting and do ░░░░░░░░ apologize for the me ░░░░░░░░ thoughed We the consider ░░░░░░░░ our duty to not ░░░░░░░░ faults hoods oral slander ░░░░░░░░ commitment has been well ░░░░░░░░ The First Amendment allows ░░░░░░░░ us to engage in ░░░░░░░░ news gathering You get ░░░░░░░░ idea of the rest ░░░░░░░░ that Since the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this conversation and has ░░░░░░░░ Caputo pointed out the ░░░░░░░░ tt perhapsne of the ░░░░░░░░ who was running during ░░░░░░░░ primary funded this research ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ news IRS counts it ░░░░░░░░ replaces That but it ░░░░░░░░ that it might It ░░░░░░░░ that the notion that ░░░░░░░░ GOP side had also ░░░░░░░░ in this research may ░░░░░░░░ answered in this question ░░░░░░░░ it was the Washington ░░░░░░░░ condition which is considered ░░░░░░░░ conservative publication Michael before ░░░░░░░░ let you go do ░░░░░░░░ think that that is ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing here ░░░░░░░░ think it is And ░░░░░░░░ to their statement I ░░░░░░░░ there s some research ░░░░░░░░ that do research for ░░░░░░░░ and news organizations If ░░░░░░░░ were looking at Donald ░░░░░░░░ s business ties and ░░░░░░░░ different businesses and trying ░░░░░░░░ find out if there ░░░░░░░░ impropriety there that s ░░░░░░░░ a legitimate use of ░░░░░░░░ organization It s when ░░░░░░░░ Clinton campaign and DNC ░░░░░░░░ to hire a met ░░░░░░░░ of spies when things ░░░░░░░░ a little awry The ░░░░░░░░ is under the sec ░░░░░░░░ you are can t ░░░░░░░░ I want fashion bodies ░░░░░░░░ do this kind of ░░░░░░░░ You re supposed to ░░░░░░░░ who pays for this ░░░░░░░░ the election rules That ░░░░░░░░ like a problem for ░░░░░░░░ democratic side I have ░░░░░░░░ idea what was or ░░░░░░░░ not done I didn ░░░░░░░░ know about the dossier ░░░░░░░░ the Fusion GPS until ░░░░░░░░ the election But what ░░░░░░░░ do think is a ░░░░░░░░ problem if we re ░░░░░░░░ about coordination with a ░░░░░░░░ entity is what we ░░░░░░░░ yesterday which was that ░░░░░░░░ s team was working ░░░░░░░░ Julian Assange a Russian ░░░░░░░░ out Working with is ░░░░░░░░ actually accurate according to ░░░░░░░░ report It s just ░░░░░░░░ lie Stick to the ░░░░░░░░ We try to stay ░░░░░░░░ fact land here What ░░░░░░░░ do know about the ░░░░░░░░ was that there was ░░░░░░░░ and Julian Assange said ░░░░░░░░ don t have them ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ work with you on ░░░░░░░░ If I want to ░░░░░░░░ put anything out I ░░░░░░░░ put it out myself ░░░░░░░░ attempted to catalog all ░░░░░░░░ the Wikileaks stolen emails ░░░░░░░░ Wikileaks that the Russians ░░░░░░░░ from our campaign and ░░░░░░░░ the DNC That is ░░░░░░░░ attempt That s going ░░░░░░░░ be part of the ░░░░░░░░ If there s more ░░░░░░░░ it we ll certainly ░░░░░░░░ Michael and Zach good ░░░░░░░░ have you here Lots ░░░░░░░░ go on this story.